Yours came to me in serena die the supposed cloudes with soe gentill a gale of wind being driuen from the horizon of our Auncient yet not old growing Amity. Your Newes was as welcome, as my thankes is redie to expresse my gratefullnes for giuinge cause vnto me of new borne, or at least renewed Meditations.

I perceiue he whoe trustes most in god and least in man, him will god 376vndoubtedly assist in all his enterprises he that trustes in any thing but God, that thinge shall faile him, if not shame him, he that is proude of his knowledge, the simple shall put him to silence. as appeares by your Hadley newes. I would gladlie knowe how he applyed his medicine, which is the rediest waye to conceiue whereof tis made. I Joye at your sisters encrease of learninge, quia ars aurum praestat and is the best companion in all estates, it maketh merie when neither honors frindes nor welth will or can. Would I might become her pupill, and learne her doctrine, for the much desired good of a speciall frind. My master desires you not to come vp vntill you haue concluded your busines, that you may stay some tyme when you come. let me intreat you to send me a R to molifie Agolyarso2 if you can. Vale in Christo Tuus dum dego

I thanke you for your niuse: for the other parte of your letter, I cannot say direcktly what to answir but if at the Asises when wee meete at Bery he shall shew riesons why I should, and I not abull to giue him satisfaction, hee may then take his corse; in the mene time to stay the suite, (if not I shall put in such an answir as he wolde wisch he had payed so much more, rather than put in). you partly know what I mene and for your selfe although I knowe your tye, yett when wee cum vppon Comision for ecksamining of witneses I must be inforsed to ecksamine you to sum intergatoryes, to make the bisines plaine and yett I profese that I wold not wilingly doe any thing that might preiudisch you, for much more then I will speke of, and so rest aseured Your loving friend and neibur